How to Use Email¶
Our mail server supports many ways to access your mail.
Web based Mail Client¶
Simple access to your mail from any web browser
See also How to update your identity in Roundcube
IMAP based Mail Clients¶
We recommend the following mail clients:
- How to Use Email with Thunderbird
- How to Use Email with Apple Mail on macOS
- How to Use Email with Apple Mail on iOS/iPadOS
- How to Use Email with Outlook
- How to Use Email with Outlook on macOS
For some other mail clients we keep the documentation just for reference:
Frequently Asked Questions¶
- How to automatically forward email or change address book
- How to setup your own spam filter rules
- How to configure mail filtering with sieve
Technical Details¶
In a nutshell
- Incoming mail server: imap.phys.ethz.ch
- Outgoing mail server: mail.phys.ethz.ch
or with more technical details for advanced users:
| Hostname | Protocol | Port | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| webmail.phys.ethz.ch | HTTPS | 443 | HTTP over SSL, always encrypted |
| mail.phys.ethz.ch | SMTP | 25, 587 | TLS available, use the submission port 587 when ports 25 and 465 are blocked |
| mail.phys.ethz.ch | SMTPS | 465 | SMTP over SSL, always encrypted |
| imap.phys.ethz.ch | IMAP | 143 | STARTTLS encryption required |
| imap.phys.ethz.ch | IMAPS | 993 | IMAP over TLS/SSL, always encrypted |
| pop.phys.ethz.ch | POP3 | 110 | STARTTLS encryption required |
| pop.phys.ethz.ch | POP3S | 995 | POP3 over TLS/SSL, always encrypted |